Creation Care: E-bikes and Building the Political Will for Change
Do you wonder what technology advance has had the biggest impact on reducing burning offossil fuels? Some have said it was the electronic vehicle, but this week Bill McKibben has […]
Creation Care Tip of the Week
It’s Plastic Free July! Here are three things YOU can do daily to make a difference. 1) Refuse plastic you don’t need. The most powerful step is the simplest: say […]
God is in This Place; Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
“What if we looked for the sacred all around us; what if we sought out these glimmers of the holy? When we’re broken and feel abandoned, when we know we’ve […]
Reel Theology
Reel Theology will finish its summer exploration of the depiction of Jesus in the movies with ET: The Extraterrestrial. This 1982 blockbuster shows us what happens when a friendly alien […]
Sharing SMUM’s Stories
“Good people. You’ve got to surround yourself with good people.” That’s a quote from Sean Woodward, a member of the Santa Maria community. Sean described Santa Maria that way — […]
Single Service this Sunday
Mark your calendars for our Single Service at 10am in the Courtyard on July 26! At this combined service, we will bless the recent marriage of Rachel Leeman-Munk and Kevin […]
Creation Care: The Power of Nature to Recover
Before we understood the consequences of our burning of fossil fuels and disturbing the balance of nature, we made many mistakes. In her weekly newsletter, Katherine Hayhoe tells how the […]
Sowing with Wild Abandon; Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
“I wonder if Jesus is offering us this extravagant model to emulate, at least as much as he is trying to teach us to allow the Word to take root […]
Creation Care Tip of the Week
Mineta San Jose International airport (SJC) is advancing its climate goals to reach carbon neutrality by 2032, holding an Airport Carbon Accreditation Level 2 status. The airport’s Sustainability Management Plan […]
Not a Longer Line
Santa Maria’s guiding philosophy isn’t what you might expect from a neighborhood ministry. Their executive director says it plainly: The goal is not a longer line at our door. The […]